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Year of the Wood Buffalo乙丑( at the beginning of the year wood rat甲子)

Syria: 16/17 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Eastern Mediterranean

  • King Lysimachus can re- build the city of Ephesus.
  • Demetrius I Poliorketes marched against Sparta, which protects a city wall.
  • Lachares, tyrant of Athens, the golden statue of Athena seizes and makes them money to pay his mercenaries.

Western Mediterranean

  • Third Samnitenkrieg: After the Samnite army evaded towards Etruria, the Romans conquer under Volumnius one after the Samnite cities Murgantia, Romulea and Ferentinum. Meanwhile, organized the Samnite Gellius Egnatius a united army of Samnites, Gauls, Etruscans and Umbrians. Volumnius then leads his army from Samnium into Etruria, to unite it with the troops Claudius ' and together they defeat the opposing army. Shortly thereafter, the Romans succeed on Volturnus another victory over the Samnites, who had invaded in Campania.
  • Rome founded the Latin colonies Sinuessa and Minturnae in the field of Ausonians.

Culture and Religion

  • In Rome, a temple built in honor of the goddess of war, Bellona on the Campus Martius.

Died

  • Philip IV, King of Macedonian
April 2014 List of centuries 1st century BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC (decade) 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 306 BC 292 BC 286 BC Buddhist calendar Sexagenary cycle Olympiad Demetrius I of Macedon Lucius Volumnius Flamma Violens Etruscan civilization Appius Claudius Caecus Volturno Bellona (goddess) Philip IV of Macedon
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